
Age of Startup Founders
& Entrepreneurs
The average founding team is aged
Companies with an average age of
Have the highest median funding
of startup founders.




Best Cities to Start a Business
Top 5 USA Cities For High-Tech Startup Density


Startup Funding & Investors
VENTURE CAPITAL
Total VC Investement from 2014(Q2) to 2015(Q2) (USD Billions):
Angel Investors
Angel Group Investments By Sector in 2015:

Cumulative Angel investment Deals Distributed Across Regions in 2015:

Crowdfunding for Startups
Of the $34 Billion raised in 2015,
$2.85 Billion was donation based, $2.68 Billion was reward based &
$2.56 Billion was equity-based.



Those earning more than
$100,000/year
are more likely to invest in startups
through crowdfunding.
Kickstarter is the largest
crowdfunding website,
with $320 million
pledged by
2.2 million people in 2015

Startup Success & Failure
Statistics By Industry

of startups that scale prematurely never break
the $100k/month revenue threshold.
of high-growth internet startups fail due to
premature scaling.
25% of startups fail within their first year.
of those remaining, 36% will fail in their second year.
of those remaining, 44% will fail in their third year.
of those remaining, 50% will fail in their fourth year.
of entrepreneurs succeed in their
first venture.
the success rate for entrepreneurs who have
failed more than once only rises to
68% believe the odds of their business succeeding are better than others in their sector.
Only 5% think their odds are worse.

